2. ROMEO AND JULIET ACT 2

3. CUNNING  Adj-shrewd, sneaky, crafty VILE  ADJ-worthless

4. PREDOMINANT  Adj- having a dominating influence over others UNWIELDY  Adj-awkward or clumsy

5. LITERARY TERMS

6. ANALOGY  Explaining the unfamiliar using the familiar  Like comparing a heart to a pump

7. IRONY  contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens

8.  DRAMATIC IRONY -when the audience knows something that one or more characters don’t  SITUATIONAL IRONY -when there is a difference between what is expected to happen and what happens  VERBAL IRONY -occurs when the speaker means something totally different (often the opposite) than what he or she is saying (sarcasm)

9. MONOLOGUE  Long uninterrupted speeches where a character reveals his or her personality

10. OXYMORON  combines contradictory words or ideas

11. PERSONIFICATION  Giving something not human, human qualities

12. SOLILOQUY  a speech delivered by a character who is alone on the stage.  a speech delivered by a character who is alone on the stage.

13. HYPERBOLE  An exaggeration